Apple and Belkin Reducing Environmental Impact of Packaging With iPhone 13 Launch

[thadoggfather]

It doesn’t add up only from your own perspective and your own perspective can be flawed or naive at best.

alrighty then lol.

too vague

I get bored by stuff like this that isn’t actually saying anything

 

[vicviper789]

The next gen iPhones will come in brown paper bags lol

 

[Fatboy71]

Makes perfect sense, as the plastic is just ripped off and put in the bin and serves no protective use on the outside of the box. So long as there is some security seal on the box, then I'm all for it as less plastic is a good thing.

 

[pray2crom]

They are still manufacturing in nations where environmental regulations are next to non existent. Using recycled materials is great but it still goes through the same manufacturing, smelting and sorting process as it would if it came from raw materials. Apple would be brave and stunning if they decided to manufacture in the US or other western nations where they would be under stricter environmental and labor scrutiny. People only look at the finished prodcut but never seem to care how it came to be.....

 

[Timobrien19]

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[iGüey]

“No more plastic wrap”…. NOW, THAT’S INNOVATION APPLE! 🤣

 

[lexcyn]

Just think of how many children would be out of a job to feed their families if we don't buy from them.

I really hoping this was a joke or sarcastic post because if not, you are a horrible person.

 

[MrGimper]

Isn't all gold recycled?

 

[MrGimper]

Only thing to be careful with - if you order the protector online, you can not have it applied using the special device in Apple Stores. You can only have that done if you purchase the protectors in-store.

I know it's probably a store by store basis, but how careful are Apple not to get dust/lint etc under the screen protector when they apply it?

 

[subi257]

Wish they covered the whole box with a layer of paper. The plastic layer prevented dust and discoloration of the box due to the effect of the environment. Now due to this change there might be a chance the dust might make the iPhone box dirty while in stores/storage areas.

But saving the environment comes before dusty iPhone boxes. 😊

i will admit that the plastic wrap saved a brand new MBP and iPad Pro. After this last storm...Ida? our corporate building's mailsroom got flooded and almost every box there looked like it had been underwater....they actually might have been. But despite the shipping boxes looking like drowned crap, the MBP and iPad were perfect because they were sealed in the plastic.

 

[subi257]

Was the primary motivation behind these changes really sustainability, or was it cost savings?

well hopeful cost will cause more sustainability

 

[subi257]

Where's the fat profit margins in that?

Also, where's the technology improvements in that.

 

[DanteHicks79]

I know it's probably a store by store basis, but how careful are Apple not to get dust/lint etc under the screen protector when they apply it?

The Belkin device works by removing the film from the protector after the device has been closed/sealed. It's fairly ingenious, actually - it basically positions the protector directly above the phone when the unit is closed, and then the employee pulls a tab protruding out, so as you pull, the protector drops onto the screen of the phone without any dust/lint in between the device and protector.

All the staff have to do is use an anti-static wipe on the phone screen before setting it in. The device also is designed to ensure that the protector is aligned pretty much perfectly on the first try. In the rare cases where it doesn't work the first time, they discard the first protector and use a new one.

I will never ever go back to putting a protector on my device myself ever again, now that there's a specific tool to do exactly that, and better than I could ever hope to do.

 

[Sophisticatednut]

So I take it most of you only use public transportation, and don't own your own vehicles, right? And don't forget to grow all your own fruits and vegetables too. And you better not be on the grid. Oh, but that would actually require a bigger sacrifice - we draw the line there, right?

No one's disagreeing about the simple math behind carbon footprint. What's disagreeable is this holier-than-thou attitude from people who you can almost guarantee aren't living consistently with their espoused principles. They simply have this particular pet concern, and because THEY hold onto their phones for a long time instead of upgrading frequently, that means everyone else should (and if they don't, they are bad people).

No, but a lot us do the best we can do. Second hand cars, nuclear power etc no fossils. Locally produced and second hand gear

 

[usagora]

No, but a lot us do the best we can do. Second hand cars, nuclear power etc no fossils. Locally produced and second hand gear

Ok, but if you TRULY wanted to do more, you could. You don't because it's more sacrifice than you're willing to make. Hey, it's the same with me - I'm not being holier-than-thou here. And it's the same with Apple. They're not going to try to reduce demand for their product (and thus their profits) in order to reduce their environmental impact. So whether it's Apple (or any other company) or an individual person, there's pretty much almost no one who literally does everything they COULD do to reduce their environmental impact to a bare minimum. It's nearly always a balance/compromise.